Physics research for a `well paid' career

Can researching physics give you a well paid career? What research will be well paid in the future? Recently,well paid physics has often involved electronics,optoelectronics and finance. In the future biophysics and interfaces into the life sciences will become particularly important. There will be...

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Published in:Physics education 2001-07, Vol.36 (4), p.312-315
Main Author: Brown, Robert G W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biophysics
Microbiology
Optoelectronics
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Summary:Can researching physics give you a well paid career? What research will be well paid in the future? Recently,well paid physics has often involved electronics,optoelectronics and finance. In the future biophysics and interfaces into the life sciences will become particularly important. There will be a high demand for mathematically literate physicists of all kinds, and especially for those who understand biochemistry and microbiology.
ISSN:0031-9120
1361-6552
DOI:10.1088/0031-9120/36/4/305